2001 Big South Conference Tournament

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The 2001 Big South Conference baseball tournament was held in Danville, VA. #2 Coastal Carolina University defeated #1 Winthrop University for the title. Randy McGarvey of Coastal Carolina was named MVP.

Participating Teams[edit]

Seed School Conf. Record Head Coach
1 Winthrop University 18-3 Joe Hudak
2 Coastal Carolina University 16-4 Gary Gilmore
3 Liberty University 13-7 Dave Pastors
4 Elon University 12-9 Mike Kennedy
5 University of North Carolina at Asheville 8-12 Matt Myers
6 High Point University 5-14 Jim Speight
7 Radford University 5-16 Lew Kent
8 Charleston Southern University 3-18 Gary Murphy

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round     Second round     Third round
                           
  1 Winthrop 7  
  8 Charleston Southern 2    
      1 Winthrop 3  
      4 Elon 1    
  4 Elon 3          
  5 UNC Asheville 2        
      1 Winthrop 2
      2 Coastal Carolina 0
  2 Coastal Carolina 13        
  7 Radford 6          
      2 Coastal Carolina 6    
      3 Liberty 2  
  3 Liberty 12    
  6 High Point 0  
  Loser's bracket
  8 Charleston Southern 3  
  5 UNC Asheville 4     3 Liberty 12
    5 UNC Asheville 3
  7 Radford 2  
  6 High Point 7     4 Elon 20
    6 High Point 3
 


  Semifinals     Elimination     Final
                           
  1 Winthrop 1       1 Winthrop 2
  3 Liberty 3           2 Coastal Carolina 3
      3 Liberty 0    
      2 Coastal Carolina 13  
  2 Coastal Carolina 7    
  4 Elon 4  


Game Results[edit]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 16
Game 1 Elon University 3-2 University of North Carolina at Asheville
Game 2 Winthrop University 7-2 Charleston Southern University
Game 3 Coastal Carolina University 13-6 Radford University
May 17
Game 4 Liberty University 12-0 High Point University
Game 5 University of North Carolina at Asheville 4-3 Charleston Southern University Charleston Southern eliminated
Game 6 High Point University 7-2 Radford University Radford eliminated
May 18
Game 7 Winthrop University 3-1 Elon University
Game 8 Coastal Carolina University 6-2 Liberty University
Game 9 Elon University 20-3 High Point University High Point eliminated
Game 10 Liberty University 12-3 University of North Carolina at Asheville UNC Asheville eliminated
May 19
Game 11 Winthrop University 2-0 Coastal Carolina University
Game 12 Coastal Carolina University 7-4 Elon University Elon eliminated
May 20
Game 13 Liberty University 3-1 Winthrop University
Game 14 Coastal Carolina University 13-0 Liberty University Liberty eliminated
Game 15 Coastal Carolina University 3-2 Winthrop University Coastal Carolina advances to NCAA tournament

All-Tournament Team[edit]

  • Randy McGarvey Coastal Carolina
  • Jeremy Herauf Winthrop
  • Scott Sturkie Coastal Carolina
  • Stas Swerdzewski Winthrop
  • Adam Kiem Coastal Carolina
  • Jordan Webb Winthrop
  • Jim Swenson Elon
  • Curtis Moncus UNC Asheville
  • Trey Miller Liberty
  • Keith Butler Liberty
  • Todd Leathers Winthrop
  • Chris Carter Coastal Carolina